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The Clerk of each Ohio bankruptcy court maintains all documents and pleadings filed with the court.
Additionally, schedules filed by debtors, the court's docket, pending hearings, and court orders are also available
for public review. Many records are available online through the PACER system, for a fee, or may be reviewed at
the Clerk's office via public access computers.
| 11 U.S.C. §107: "(a) 'Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a paper
filed in a case under this title and the dockets of a bankruptcy court are public records and open to
examination by an entity at reasonable times without charge. (b) On request of a party in interest, the bankruptcy
court shall, and on the bankruptcy court's own motion, the bankruptcy court may - (1) protect an entity with
respect to a trade secret or confidential research, development, or commercial information; or
(2) protect a person with respect to scandalous or defamatory matter contained in a paper filed in a case under
this title" |
Most Courts across the county, including Ohio bankruptcy Courts, require all cases to be filed
electronically. Electronic filing includes online submission and filing by diskette at the clerk's office. On
03-15-04 the Ohio Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District issued the following order: "Notice to Attorneys
Concerning Paper Filings: Any Attorney wishing to file a new petition or other document on paper, under
circumstances that are not governed by one of the exceptions to mandatory electronic case filing set forth in
Amended General Order 03-1, shall initially file a motion for leave to file on paper. The motion, which may be
filed via the mail or over the counter, shall be accompanied by an affidavit and proposed order. The affidavit
shall set forth the specific reasons that the filing cannot be made electronically."
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